Mainframe Architect

Description

10+ years experience in information technology including five years experience in architecture/design Identify Functional and Non Functional Requirements and propose technical strategies and recommend project level architectures Define project level architecture; resolve functional issues and provide guidance and structure for creating and maintaining the software systems Manage team of senior technical resources as required Collaborates with partner teams, and, organizations to achieve objectives. Receives general supervision and completes assigned activities independently Provide research and development activities for architecture. Consult with project teams in support of framework or pattern. Study, document and develop architectural frameworks, integration patterns and reference material. Experience Experience with design and development of complex mainframe applications on Z/OS Experience in defining processes for the projects Experience in COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, IMS and MQ Experience in TableBase preferred Experience in managing medium size teams Experience with architecture organizations and ability to resolve architectural issues via governance. Ability to understand the longterm and shortterm perspectives of situations and effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and business needs. Experience with Large Scale Application Integration on a number of projects in all stages of the development life cycle Experienced in uncovering requirements, conceptualizing solutions, and developing a framework for implementation of systems on at least one other project Solution oriented approach and experience in tools/technology evaluation Knowledge of open source tools/technologies Ability to perform handson coding work as needed Ability to work with distributed teams